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March 16, 2023
Oppose Phil Washington s Nomination to FAA March 16 2023 WASHINGTON D C As concerns surrounding aviation safety continue to mount following incidents across the country a group of U S Senators and Members...military commercial and general aviation pilots has sent a letter to President Biden in opposition to the nomination of Phil Washington to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration FAA citing his...his complete lack of aviation safety experience and qualifications to serve in the role The signers of this letter include Sen Ted Budd R N C Sen Mike Rounds R S D Rep August Pfluger R Texas Rep Jake Ellzey...
March 16, 2023
shocking As you know one of the central purposes of the Federal Reserve system is to promote the safety and soundness of financial institutions It employs a team of over 400 economists including dozens...
March 8, 2023
today s full committee hearing titled the Implementation and Oversight of the Aircraft Certification Safety and Accountability Act Ranking Member Ted Cruz R Texas discussed the FAA s reforms in the wake of...consequences of the FAA s aviation safety mission Soon after the Ethiopian crash I was among the first members of Congress to call for grounding the MAX It needed to be grounded until aviation experts could determine...aircraft in this era of increasing automation In 2020 Congress enacted the Aircraft Certification Safety and Accountability Act ACSAA or ACSAA to require such reforms at the FAA Just this week the FAA proposed...
March 2, 2023
President Biden urging him to immediately withdraw his nominee for administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Phil Washington because he fails to meet the legal requirements to be confirmed and...serve Under federal law the FAA administrator must have experience in a field directly related to aviation and be a civilian which Congress has strictly interpreted as excluding retired military members...civilian the law also requires that the Administrator have experience in a field directly related to aviation Mr Washington s resume shows extensive experience in several modes of transportation and it would...
March 1, 2023
Woefully Inadequate Aviation Safety Experience March 1 2023 WASHINGTON D C In his opening statement at today s full committee to consider President Biden s nominee for the Federal Aviation Administration FAA...Phil Washington Ranking Member Ted Cruz R Texas detailed his concerns over Washington s thin aviation safety record legal entanglements and ineligibility to serve as FAA administrator without a congressional...integrating new entrants like drones It s trying to keep its reputation as the gold standard for aviation safety while dealing with far too many close calls and operating an outdated air traffic control system...
February 23, 2023
Science and Transportation today released the following statement on the National Transportation Safety Board s preliminary report on the February 3 2023 Norfolk Southern freight train derailment in East...
February 16, 2023
all elected to represent The Commerce Committee Subcommittee Ranking Members Subcommittee on Aviation Safety Operations and Innovation Sen Jerry Moran R Kansas Subcommittee on Communications Media and Broadband...Climate Change and Manufacturing Sen Dan Sullivan R Alaska Subcommittee on Consumer Protection Product Safety and Data Security Sen Marsha Blackburn R Tennessee Subcommittee on Space and Science Sen Eric Schmitt...
February 15, 2023
15 2023 WASHINGTON D C In his opening statement at today s full committee hearing on the Federal Aviation Administration s NOTAM System Failure and its Impacts on a Resilient National Airspace Ranking Member...ability to managing change within large organizations AND has the requisite aviation and safety experience The FAA s safety mission is too important to take for granted There s a front page story in the...administration s desire to signal its virtue knows no limit It s even infected the FAA Instead of focusing on safety the FAA and DOT were working hard to change NOTAM s name from Notice to Airmen to Notice to Air Missions...
February 13, 2023
social media platforms is breathtaking in its scope near uniformity and sheer scale The Trust and Safety apparatuses at these companies were originally brought in to tackle truly harmful and dangerous content...does Section 230 provide a good faith carve out for Trust and Safety teams to censor opinion However the moderation that Trust and Safety teams do today strays far outside the good faith boundaries originally...
February 9, 2023
reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration It is a real opportunity for this committee to focus on aviation safety and also innovation and ensuring that we have a competitive aviation sector that gives...go for work or for play inexpensively and conveniently Safety quite rightly is the top priority of the FAA We should not be compromising on safety With too many recent near misses we have to consider how...that runway in Austin And it is my hope that we use the reauthorization opportunity to push the FAA safety and technology into the 21st century to protect competition and to resist the temptation to get into...
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